Food waste conference with global perspective
The Nordic countries started to work together on food waste in 2013 as part of the prime ministers' green growth initiative. The focus was on reducing waste throughout the food chain and the overall aim was to do so without compromising food safety. The three priority themes were:
- food waste in primary production
- date labelling
- redistribution of food and food banks.
International perspective
The Oslo conference on 27 April marks the conclusion of the food waste project. It will discuss the results achieved for each of the priority themes and take a more overarching, international look at the issue based on the UN sustainable development goals and the EU Action Plan.
As well as keynote speakers from the Nordic countries, the conference will also hear from James Lomax of Agri-Food UNEP and Anne-Laure Gassin of the EU Commission.
Nordic solutions in shopping baskets
The Nordic food-waste project proves that results can be achieved within a relatively short time frame. Regular exchanges of information about research, experiences and practices between the organisations and stakeholders involved in the project have facilitated Nordic meetings and initiatives to address international trends and develop best practices and tools, e.g. for working together on date labelling, which has a direct impact on shopping.
Selected publications from the project (in English only):
- Food losses and waste in primary production: Data collection in the Nordic countries
- Food losses and waste in primary production (technical report)
- Food waste and date labelling: Issues affecting the durability
- Food Redistribution in the Nordic Region, Phase II: Identification of best practice models for enhanced food redistribution
- Food Redistribution in the Nordic Region - Experiences and results from a pilot study
- Date labelling in the Nordic countries: Practice of legislation
Learn from Nordic experiences
The conference will be in English. The venue is Gardermoen, Norway. It will last from 10–16:00 on 27 April.
The deadline for registration is 18 April.
Further information and programme (in Norwegian) (Regjeringen.no)
Register here (Regjeringen.no)